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NORWALK, CONN. FRIDAY. JULY '17. 1896—12 PAGES.
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THE PUBLIG LIBRARY.
To be Opened To-morrow at
Ten o’clock in the Morning.
An Event of Great Importance.
The City of Norwalk Public Library
will be opened tc-morrow, Saturday
morning, at ten o’clock. Lowell says,
with the utmost truth“, that the opening
of a Library is an event of great impor-
tance in any place, and there is no
doubt that each year sees a growing
appreciation of this in every community.
New England is especially the home of
the Library, almost every hamlet being
ble ssed with some collection of books,
however small, for public circulation,
to prove a lasting blessing to the town.
On the line of the New Haven Railroad,
after leaving Norwalk, we believe there
is not a town which has not a beautiful
Library building, the gift of some pub.
lie-spirited individual and a library
either endowed, or supported by the
town, No one doubts that the latter is
far the best plan. Every citizen should
take pride in helping to support a Li-
brary, just as he should in having fine
public schools. Our new Library will
be a cause for pride, both as far as its
foundation is concerned, and as the
years go on, if the plans made by its
wise projectors can be carried out. It
starts into full life owing to the gener-
ous donation of some 3500 volumes by
the Norwalk Library Association. No
time nor pains have been spared by the
Committee of the Council into whose
hands this department of the city busi-
ness was given, when the City formally
accepted the gift, last fall. Mr. W. H.
Smith, Mr. E. L. Boyer, and Mr. A.
Chinery for the Council have fitted up
and furnished the new quarters most
appropriately. The location next to
the Boston Store on Wall St. is fine.
It is central and on the line of both
trolleys. . '- ‘
The Reading Room has beautiful and
comedians polished oak tables of the
Shakspeare pattern. At these a large
number of people can be seated to read
the daily papers and magazines. There
is to be a Reference, corner where are
the books of reference and u‘.“ conven-
ient table to write upon. The combin-
ation fixtures for electricity and gas
are so placed as to throw the best light
on the reading tables. The Library 1 is
separated from the Reading Room . by
an artistic railing of the fashion: ible
black iron. The arrangement and ( das-
sification has been in the hands: of-
Miss D. S. Pinneo, Librarian; Elihu“
Tessica F. Brainerd, of Cobalt, a com-
petent assistant at the Hartford Public
Library, and the genial Mr. L. P.
Mott, who has for years made himself
beloved by the frequenters of the Nor-
walk Library Association through his
never failing courtesy. The books are
arranged according to the most ap.
proved method of I Library Science
which has improved so in the past ten
years. The system is the Dewey Deci—
mal System, and is somewhat elabor-
ate and abstruse in the beginnirg, but
it places the Library on e. iii-m founda-
tion for years to come, and though it
should grow as rapidly as all its well-
wishers hope the work will never have
to be done again. The choice of Direct-
ors by the Mayor was a wise one. The
Directors and the Librarian are most
ambitions for the usefulness and pros-
perity of the new venture. A set of
simple rules has been made for the
present use, until it can be ascertained
what the needs of the citizens are.
' Each resident of the City of N orwalk
12 years old and upwards is entitled to
draw one book at a time on a card
which must be presented when a book
is borrowed or returned. Each person
mustsign an agreement making him-
self responsible for the book while out
on his card, and unless personally
known by the librarian, must have his
application signed by some responsible.
person. In the case of children, the
pirent or guardian must sign the guar-
antee. The new books which have
been bought are current fiction, and
these may be kept but one week, all
others two weeks. .
The directors and officers are, Dr.
J. G. Gregory, "President; Judge J. T.
Hubbell, Vice-President; Victor S. Sel-
leek, Secretary and Treasurer; J. P.
Treadwell, H. E. Dann, G. E. Miller,
W. A. Curtis, E. L. Boyer, J. A. Osborn,
for the Council; Committee on B y-Laws
and Regulations, Judge Hubbell, G. E.
Miller, W. A. Curtis.
‘ Pensions.
0riginal,—John Brown, Bridgeport,
Original widows’, etc—Lucinda A.
Phelps, Winsted; Jennie D. Howgate,
Bridgeport; Eliza J... Brooks, Norwalk.
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A Rummy GIRL
She claims to Belong in Nor-
walk and Gives Her Name
as Florence King.
Was Beginning a Dissolute Career.
A good looking, dark complexioned
girl of apparently 18 years of age was
taken into custody last night by Special
Officer Keenan, says the Bridgeport
Union, and was held at Police Head-
‘quarters to await the notification of her
parents or guardians, if they can be
found. The girl has evrdenily had a
good training, and was not cut out for.
the life she had been leading for a few
weeks past.
The girl at first said she was Florence
Gray of Portchester, but was cornered
when she was questioned about the
town. She then said she was Florence
King, of Norwalk. Whether this is
her right name is not known. Special
Keenan’s attention was attracted to the
girl a few nights ago, and he reported
to Supt. Birmingham his suspicion that
the girl had run away from a good
home. The superintendent told Keen-
an to arrest the girl the next time he
met her.
She said that she came here three
weeks ago and had stopped at the At-
lantic hotel. Keenan knew that the
Vanderbilt hotel had been her stopping
place for three nights and that her as-
sociates were not those a virtuous girl
should have. Supt. Birmingham will
attemptto locate the girl’s parents to-
day.
Good Roads.
EDITOR OF THE Gaznrrsz-I have been
pleased to see that your paper,as always,
is urging needed improvements for our
beautiful town and city and especially
in the matter of remedying the de-
plorable condition of Wall street in the
city’s centre. But as yet the public
have been given no sign that our city
fathers intend to do anything towards
improving this discreditable and as you
say, really dangerous section of our
chief highway. Do the city councilors
realize that the taxpayers and people
generally of our city and town are far
more desirous of having Wall street
improved than Mill Hill ? That affects
the street railways far more than‘ it
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.20 our citizens as a whole, while
engfgiend of the city wants Wall
street $5,335]. Now if the city
officials canno‘éer'will not attend to
Wall street,-~why nail“ the street rail-
.wys “1AM“: ,.... c. the betterment, as
they profess to me they are and have
been ready and anxious to do, without
delay? Can you tell us why this is so ?
The paving up to and on a grade with
their tracks would improve their por-
tion of the roadbed and render driving
over their iron rails less dangerous to
life, limbs and vehicles than now.
Tax PAYER.
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Not as Bad as Reported.
Captain Daun was called to Union
Place last evening, by a resident of that
street who stated that a man named
Edward~Hull was abusing his child.
The man was punishing the boy for
some misdemeanor, and it is said let his
passion get the better of his judgment,
and the neighbor‘s interfered. The
affair caused considerable excitement.
Hull had disappeared when the officer
arrived. He is spoken of as a steady
and industrious man. An examination
of the youngster showed no serious
injuries from the punishment he had
received.
Dead in the Evening.
With the grocery, dry-goods, shoe
and clothing stores closed at 7 o’clock
in the evening,Norwalk business streets
are, as it were, dead. But, yea, verily
the saloons are open, the street cars
are in motion and a great many people
have bicycles.
Peach Yellows Commissioners.
A special meeting of the state board
of agriculture was held at the Capitol
yesterday. The following deputy in-
spectors of peach yellows were appoint-
ed for Fairfield County:
George C. Comstock, Norwalk; F. E.
Blakeman, Oronoque; R. W. Holmes,
Danbury. .
Died at The Hospital.
John Cox of Chapel street. died at
the Norwalk hospital this morning.
He was the victim of an accident on
the Consolidated railroad, last Monday
evening, since which time he has been
at the hospital. ~
The deceased leaves a wife and three
children. He was at one time employed
at the Norwalk Lock factory.
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MUSIGIAIISJUARREL
A Trombone Player Knocked
Out by a Snare Drummer.
Discord Instead of Accord.
There was a lively row at Roton
Point yesterday afternoon between
members of the orchestra located there.
Some time since a stranded trom-
bo‘ne player applied for a position in
the orchestra and he was employed.
All went well until yesterday when the
trombonist, who seemed to be under
the influence of liquor, presisted in
footing his horn out of accord with the
music by the other members of the
orchestra.
The leader ordered him two or three
times to stop playing, whereupon he
refused and became very abusive. It
is asserted that he took a bottle from
his pocket and made a pass with it at
the leader’s head, but missed and the
next thing he knew, had received a clip
on the head from the leader’s fist.
This further aroused his ire and he
started in to clinch with the leader, but
as he did so, John Keogh, the snare
drummer interfered. Demarest then
paid his attention to Keogh who deftly
dodged a well aimed blow and at the
same time landed one on Demarest’s
face that caused the claret to flow. He
followed it up with an eye-shutter and
was proceeding to knock his man out,
when the managers of the point inter-
fered and stopped the fight.
Professor Smythe, the leader, prompt-
ly paid Demarest the money due him
for services and just as promptly dis-
charged him.
The trouble attracted quite a crowd
a majority of whom were of the opinion
that the trombonist got no more pun-
ishment than he deserved.
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AFTER THE WORMS.-
Some Suggestions for Preventing Another
visit From Them.
Leading farmers are discussing the
feasibility of concerted action in an
effort to destroy the army worm. They
are now fighting the worm, as individ-
uals, each farmer doing what he can to
to protect his crops.
The season is now too for advanced
to do much. Prof. A. Sirrens, of ;the
Long Island Agricultural Station, has
issued a report in which he urges all
farmers to burn over their fields in the
fall, and also to burn the dry grass
along the roadsides. He says if this is
well done this fall there will be little
danger of the worm returning next year.
He believes that this method of fight-
ing the worm will be the most effective.
Nothing can be done this year with
fields already affected by the pest except
to plough a furrow around them and
maintain the .soil in a crumbly state.
The furrow need not be deep, butit
must be crumbly on the sides, The
depth does not matter.
Gas Light Co. Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Norwalk
Gas Light company was held by day-
light at the company’s office on Water
street yesterday afternoon at which
meeting the following board of direct-
ors was elected: E. K. Lockwood,
Ebenezer Hill, P. L. Cunningham, W.
F. Bishop, J. A. Osborn, J. H. Ferris,
R. H. Rowan and E. J. Hill.
The board did not organize for the
election of President, etc., and the
meeting was adjourned subject to the
board of directors.
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Perilous Work.
Captain Charles Riley of the yacht
Marguerite caused a number of persons,
yesterday, to tremble for his safety.
He was putting up a rigging on the 90-
foot smokestack at the Electric Light
station for the purpose of hoisting a
500 lb section of pipe to be placed on
top of the stack. After getting the
pipeto the top it was found that it was
not large enough and it was lowered to
the ground again. A larger section has
been ordered and will be here in about
a week.- It is a perilous piece of work,
but the Captain is equal to the occa-
sion.
Mill Hill Improvement, &.c.
One of those vexatious errors which
afilictthe lives of all newspaper men,
occurred last night in the East Wall
street hearing notice, in giving the date
July 26th, instead of 27th as it should
have been. The adv. was carefully
read by copy but the error escaped
correction. Fortunately, however, the
legality of the notice is in no way affected
and while it has caused'annoyance it is
some relief that it afforded certain of
HERE mg THERE.
An Epitome cf Happenings of
of Interest to the Public.
Garnered with Scissors and Pencil.
Company D will drill at the Army,
to-night. __ .
Owen Shanon of Cross street is on
the sick list.
Manson Hoyt is still confined to his
home by illness.
Officer Kenney was subbing for Chief
Bradley this morning.
Miss Myrtle Lycett, of High street,
is visiting friends in High Ridge.
The price of gas. in Bridgeport has
been reduced to $1.25 per 1000 feet.
Another horse belonging to Livery-
man Horace E. Dann, died last night.
Commodore Francis Burritt and J.
Henry Hoyt are fishing for bass to-day.
“Hi” Nash and family are removing
from the Scanlau place on Harbor av-
enue.
Town clerk Herbert R. Smith reports
955 canines as having been fully regis-
.tered.
The dead elms'in front of theWilliam
K. James place on Wall street are be-
ing razed.
The case of the State vs. Mrs. Anna
Anderson comes up in the Thwn Court
to-morrow. '
On Monday next Giles A. Gregory
will enter the employ of Druggist E. P.
Weed, on Wall street. ‘
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Edgar N. Sloan of this city was in
Danbury, yesterday.
John T. McManus and Robert Mc-
Cormack of the New ‘York store, will
.go to 'Lake Waccabnc next week.
~ There will be a raffle for imported
chickens at P. J. O’Brien’s Main street
store, to-morrow night.
The Bar Harbors defeated the Arctics
in a game of base ball at the Fair
Grounds, yesterday afternoon, by a
score of 18 to 2.
A Stamford barber has “eloped” with
his employer’s razors, clippers and $3
in cash. The Norwalk police have been
asked to apprehend him.
The Norwalk and East Norwalk
Methodist Sunday-schools will picnic
at Pawson Park, July 29th. They will
gate the Park on the steamer “Isabel.”
It has been arranged to have a series
of horseless wagon races at the Rhode
Island State fair. The Danbury Agri-
cultural society is considering a similar
innovation.
William Ratchford, of Norwalk, and
Thomas Courtney, of Danbury. have
gone into partnership in the batting
business, and Will start up business
in Bethel.—Danbury News.
J. N. Sarles, wife and daughter of
Brooklyn, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. William Mitchell of Isaacs Place.
Mr. Sarles has been a New York letter
carrier for the past thirty years.
A horse belonging to a Norwalk ped-
dler ran away this morning in West
Stamford, to the complete destruction
of the turnout and injury of a not very
serious character to the driven—Stam-
ford Advocate.
Acting school visitor and secretary of
the board Charles Olmstead, presented
abill to the selectmen yesterday, for
services, etc., amounting to $230.63, of
which amount 8104 was for services as
school visitor. The bill was paid.
Friends of Councilman ’A. A. Chinery
who is visiting in Boston,are beginning
to get alarmed about him as he has not
written them a word since he left town
some days ago. They fear that he has
overloaded his stomach with beans and
“busted.” '
‘ George N. Elle, proprietor of the
Book Haunt at Waterbury, has been a
guest of his brother J. B. Elle, of Camp
street, for afew days and will return
home to-night. Mr. Ells was at one
time one of the proprietors of the
Gamma. '
Oflicer R. N. Morehouse, yesterday,
served notices on property owners in-
terested in the Council committee’s as-
sessment of benefits and damages,
advising them of the hearing to be held“
our friends great enjoyment. , . j
at the Council Rooms on; Monday even-
Iing,July 27th. .
BLOOD IN THEIR EYES.
A Stamford Visitor Gets an Impression
About South Norwalk.
A Stamford young man visited South
Norwalk last night, and returned with
sorrow in his heart. Arriving in the
city about 7:30 o’clock, he took a ride
on the trolley to Roton Point and back.
Everything went well until the return
trip. Then war began. Every time
the car came to a stop (and the number
of times seemed more than usual), the
mosquitoes would board the Car in
large numbers and pounce upon the
young man. There was blood in their
eyes. They were always on hand when
the car stopped. Having arrived at the
depot again, the youth from Rippowam
thought he would spend the remaining
portion of his wait for a home bound
train, in reading. But a moment’s cc-
cupancy cf the seat revealed the fact
that there would be no pleasure in this,
for the music of the Roton Point vil-
lians quickly fell upon his ears, and he,
being mus'cally inclined, turned to
search out the originators of this minor
strain. Tlere eat the villians on the
porcelain lined bricks in the wall of the
depot, looking wickedly at him, their
eyes turning round and round in their
heads. hey evidently meant mischief
anl he fled precipitately. He thought
he would try the other depot, but a
glance at the walls revealed the same
state-affairs and he concluded to tike a
walk about the city to study the man-
ners and customs of the inhabitants.
Walking became tiresome, and he
sought a place to rest his weary bones.
Noting a hotel office, and think‘ug pos-
sibly that .uos luitoes would have more
sense than to put up at a Norwalk
hotel, he decided to sit down there for
a few minutes. Never before had he
realized the utter depravity of the mos
quito. They had actually made their
marks on :he register of the hotel, and
were presenting their bills for music,
etc , remixed to the new comer. be
fore he even had time to take advant-
age of the numerous attractive features
of Norwalk inns. Realizing that there
was no salvation from mosquitoes in
Norwalk, he gave 11;.) the fight and
sighed for his train, which came in due
season—Stamford Advocate.
D. A. R. Driving Party.
The Rev. C. M. Selleck willgnide the
Norwalk chapter of the D. A. R. among
historic plac.s on Tuesday, July 28th.
Starting from the Norwalk Hotel at 8
a. m., the party will go to the grave of
Capt. Stephen Bette on Haines’ Ridge.
CaptBetts commanded the militia which
defended Norwalk at the time of Try-
on’s invasion. They will next proceed
to the Pequot mills at New Canaan, to
Scott’s Corners, Trinity Lake, Indian
burial ground at Salem and the place
of Andre’s imprisonment. Two hours
rest at mid-day will be taken at the
Pequot mills. and on the way homoa
stop will be made at Lewisboro for re-
freshments, so the drive from thence
will be in the cool of the day. Some of
the party will take the journey on
trains, others will go on bicycles, but
the'majority in wagonettes.
Recent Deaths.
Elizabeth, the 10 months old daugh-
ter of Samuel and Margaret Millard,
died at her home on the Step Rock
road, yesterday.
William Hamilton Gibson, author,
artist and naturalist, died at his home
in Washington, this State, yesterday.
The deceased has lectured at the Nor-
walk Club rooms on two or three occa-
sions.
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NEW CANAAN.
A hearing on a remonstrance against
Augustus Fields of New Canaan, was
assigned by the County commissioners
for tc-day, but owing to the desire of
his counsel the hearing has been post-
poned. The building in which the .ap-
plicant desires to open a saloon is less
than 200 feet from the public library
and there is a strong remonstrance
signed by many of our leading citizens.
The St. Aloysius R. C. parish of this
place contemplate erecting a parochial
residence. Rev. J. T. McMahon, for-
merly curate at St. Mary’s church,
Nor walk, is the rector.
Sherman Commandery, U. 0. G. C.
of Norwalk, will visit this place to-night
and institute a Golden Cross command-
cry.
Commodore Perrleouucil, O. U. A.
M. will en‘ertain Defender Council of
Norwalk, to-night.
The Naromake Gun club wrll shoot
at clay pigeons at their Gregory’s Point ,
range, to-morrow afternoon.
There will be good music for dancing
at Gregory ’s Point tc-morrow night.
The pavilion is delightfully fanned by
the sound breezes.
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sen ing 50 cents. in stamps for an outfit at once
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ISTBICT of Norwalk. ss. Probate Court
July 8 h, A. D .1896.
Estate 0f_JUN_ATH.-\N B. Bn'rrs, late of Nor-
walk, in‘sald District, decreased.
he ( ourt of Probate for the District of
Norwalk hath limited and allowed six months
from the date hereof for the Creditors of said
Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present their accounts
properly attested, Within raid time. will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons indebted .to
said Estate are requested to make immediate
payment to DAVID S. BE ’18.
- , MARTHA A. HIRS'I',
Admistrators.
DISTRICT of Norwalk, ss. Probate Court,
July {3d,}. D.. 1896. .
Estate of hmzannru CHURCH late of Nor~
walk, 1n said district. deceased. '
The Court of Probate for the District of
N orwalk hath 11m1ted and allowed six month;
from the date hereof _for the creditors of said.
estate to exh1b1t their claims for settlement.
Those who neglect to_ resent their accounts,
properly attested. Wit in said time. will be
debarrod a. recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment to CHARLES E. CHURCH.
Admmistrator.
DISTRICT of Norwalk, ss. Probate Court.
July 3d. A. D.. 1896.
_ Estate of WILLIAM Cnnacu, late of Norwalk.
in said District. deceased. '
The Court of Probate for the District of
Norwalk. hath 11m1ted and allowed six months
from the date hereoffor the Creditors of said
Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement
Those who neglect topresent their accounts,
groperly attested. Within said time .will be
charred a. recovery. All persons indebted to
and estate are requested to make immediate
payment to CHARLES E. CHURCH.
Administrator.
NOTICE.
East Wall Street Hearing.
To Frank E. Quintard and Lydia
E. Quintard, Platt Price, Ann E. Allen, -
Charles H. Allen, Mary E. Hounecke r,
The Norwalk Savings Society, Julia A.
Lockwood, Manice De F. Lockwood,
Franklin J. Mallory and William K.
Lewis Executors of the Last W111 . and
Testament of Rebecca Mallory, de-
ceased, Eugene L. Boyer, Trustee of
the Estate of Samuel B. S. Bissell,
deceased, rl'he Town of Norwalk,
The Norwalk Tramway Company,
Jeremiah Donovan, George W. Selleck,
Isaac Selleck and Henry Selleck, The
Norwalk Street Railway Company
William Meseberg, William B. E. Lock-
wood, Edward K. Lockwood, Franklin
J. Mallory Executor of the last Will
and Testament of James Mallory (1e-
ceased, George R. Cowles Executor of
the last Will and Testament of L. L.
Beebe, deceased, Frederick Sf. J. Lock-
wood, John O’Sullivan, and to all other
persons interest-ed by reason of the
proposed grading or Widening of East
Wall Street, or the taking of the neces‘
sary land therefore:
WHEREAS, Eugene L. Boyer, Charles
F. Tristram, William H. Smith, Harvey
M. Kent, Alfred A. Chinery. Jr., and
Arthur R. Hill were appointed a Com-
mittee bythe Council of the' City of
Norwalk June 8111, 1896, to make such
alteration as to them should seem prop-
er in the grade and width of East Wall
Street from.the westerly end of the
Quintard Building easterly to a point
opposite the Bissell Homestead, with a
descriptive survey of said street so
widened, and an estimate and appraisal
of the benefits and damages by reason
thereof as the case_might be; and
WHEREAS, a majority of said Com‘
mittee have made a report to said
council of the City of N orwalk, showing
said proposed alterations, grading and
Widening, together with a descriptive
survey of said street so widened and an .
eat mate and appraisal of the benefits
Ira-l damages resulting or accruing
therefrom; and .
W HEREAS, in and by said proposed
alterations, and for the purpose of said
widening, it is proposed to take land of
Frank E. Qurntard, Lydia E. Quintard,
Platt Price, Ann E. Allen, Mary E.
Honnecker and Julia A. Lockwood; and
WHEREAS, in and by said estimate
and appraisal of benefits in said report
all the persons herein first above named
are benefited,——all of which more fully
appears in the report of said Committee
together with the Map thereto annexed
and made a part thereof, on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
Now THEREFORE, you and each of
you are hereby notified that a hearing
Will be had before the Council of the
City of Norwalk, in the Council Room
gin said City, July 27th, 1896, at 8 o’clock
P. M.,_ at which time and place said
Conn-oil wrll hear objections to such al-
teration, survey, estimate and appraisal,
and shall hear all parties interested in
relation to the acceptance of such re-
port of its Committee, in whole or in
part, and in regard to any modification
or change thereof. '
Dated at the City of. Norwalk, J nly
15th, 1896. .‘
By. order of the Mayor and Council
of said City. ‘ Attest:
' E. M. Locxwoon, City Clerk. 3
Norwalk Chronicler